Messiah College Women's Basketball

The 2025-26 season will mark the 40th season with Mike Miller at the helm of the Messiah women's basketball program, a position that he began prior to the 1986-87 season. NOTABLE MESSIAH ACCOLADES 784-258 overall record at Messiah His winning percentage of .752 is tied for 13th highest winning percentage in NCAA DIII women’s basketball among active coaches Miller currently ranks third in Division III women's basketball history with 784 career wins. Two NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball National Runner-Up Finishes 2001 and 2008 24 NCAA Tournament Appearances 31-22 all-time Tournament Record (.696 winning %) Two Final Four appearances Three Elite Eight appearances Eight Sweet 16 appearances 18 Second Round appearances 16 Conference Championships 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 Seven-Time Regional Coach of the Year 2003, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 10-Time Conference Coach of the Year 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2025 Coached Four MAC Senior-Scholar Eli Cook (2006), Kaitlyn Hoff (2018), Alecia Rohrer (2019), Leah Springer (2020) Coached 13 Conference Players of the Year Christina Vouriotis (2001, 2002, and 2003), Eli Cook (2005), Nikki Lobach (2007 and 2008), Dori Gyori (2013), Alecia Rohrer (2019), Leah Springer (2020, 2021, and 2022), Reese Harden (2024 and 2025), Chloe Milanesi (2025) Coached One Conference Defensive Player of the Year Jayneisha Davis (2021) Coached Three Conference Rookie of the Year Kris Vanderplatt (1994), Gillian Glackin (2014), Alecia Rohrer (2016) Coached 22 D3hoops.com All-Region Honorees Coached 11 D3hoops.com All-American Honorees Coached 12 WBCA All-American Honorees COACHING BIO A 1983 Messiah graduate, Miller began coaching the Falcons in the 1986-87 season, his first as a collegiate head coach. He methodically led the program to national prominence, as the 1996 season was the program’s first 20-win campaign — producing an overall record of 20-8 — and first NCAA Tournament berth. A coach set on teaching principles both on and off the court, Miller’s teams have always achieved in the classroom, evidenced by repeated appearances at the top of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. Miller's integrity and dedication to women's basketball has given him the opportunity to serve as a member of the Commonwealth Conference Games Committee and as a member of the NCAA Ranking Committee. He currently serves as a WBCA MAC Commonwealth Captain and as a selection committee member for the prestigious WBCA Jostens Lifetime Achievement Award. Mike and his wife of 40 years, Norma, live in Mechanicsburg, Pa. They have two children, Taylor Keener '14, and son Michael (Gordon College '12). Miller is also a grandfather of four grandchildren, Theo, Ellie, Lexi, and Isaac. COACHING BY SEASON MESSIAH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Season Overall Record Conference Record Conference Finish NCAA Appearance 1986-87 9-12 4-6 --- 1987-88 12-11 4-6 --- 1988-89 10-13 3-7 --- 1989-90 14-10 2-8 --- 1990-91 14-10 3-7 --- 1991-92 13-11 2-8 --- 1992-93 9-15 3-7 --- 1993-94 11-13 7-7 --- 1994-95 15-8 10-4 Quarterfinal --- 1995-96 20-8 10-4 Runner-Up Second Round 1996-97 13-11 6-8 --- --- 1997-98 17-8 10-4 Semifinal --- 1998-99 18-7 9-5 Semifinal --- 1999-00 22-6 13-1 Semifinal Second Round 2000-01 27-5 14-0 Runner-Up National Runner-Up 2001-02 23-4 12-2 Champion Second Round 2002-03 25-4 14-0 Champion Elite Eight 2003-04 23-4 14-0 Runner-Up Second Round 2004-05 25-4 12-2 Champion Sweet Sixteen 2005-06 26-3 13-1 Champion Second Round 2006-07 26-3 13-1 Champion Second Round 2007-08 30-3 10-0 Champion National Runner-Up 2008-09 23-5 11-1 Semifinal Second Round 2009-10 24-5 11-3 Champion Second Round 2010-11 19-8 12-2 Runner-Up First Round 2011-12 22-6 12-2 Semifinal Second Round 2012-13 25-5 16-2 Runner-Up Sweet Sixteen 2013-14 21-8 14-4 Champion Second Round 2014-15 13-13 9-7 Semifinal --- 2015-16 19-8 12-4 Runner-Up --- 2016-17 25-3 14-2 Champion First Round 2017-18 27-3 15-1 Champion Sweet Sixteen 2018-19 28-2 16-0 Champion Sweet Sixteen 2019-20 25-4 15-1 Champion Sweet Sixteen (halted for COVID) 2020-21 11-0 10-0 Champion -- No Tournament -- 2021-22 23-4 14-2 Champion First Round 2022-23 26-3 16-0 Champion Second Round 2023-24 23-6 13-1 Runner-Up Second Round 2024-25 25-3 14-0 Champion First Round Seasons: 39 784-258 412-120 16 Championships 2 National Runner-Ups .752 winning % .774 winning % Last updated: 06/18/25

Jodi Noble begins her 40th season as an assistant coach in 2025-26, a tenure matching that of head coach Mike Miller. She works primarily with the forwards in the program, and one of her main responsibilities is recruiting for the Falcons. Noble began her coaching career at Messiah after graduating from the program in 1984 and was inducted into Messiah's Hall of Honor in the inaugural class of 1995. Jodi's passion is teaching and mentoring on the court and in the classroom. She began teaching chemistry and biology at Northern High School. She left that position to attend Penn State University where she earned her Master's degree in 1992. Currently she is a Senior Lecturer in Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Messiah University. Jodi resides in Mechanicsburg, PA. Last Updated: 10/15/25